Famille Perrin

A serious charmer, cherry red in colour with a rich, enticing nose of spices and ripe fruit. The concentrated red berry flavours are balanced by notes of cherry, blackberry and spices with just enough structure and pleasing length.

Serve this attractive red from the prestigious Perrin stable at a comfortable room temperature for effortless pleasure, with or without a special meal in mind.

Though this is a wine for immediate enjoyment, it can certainly age for a while if necessary.

The power and body of the Rhône but with a higher register too, of spice and floral notes. The palate is fresh, with herbal and cocoa-tinged flavours alongside its vigorous black fruits. This is a relatively racy incarnation of Vinsobres, but it's a serious contender nonetheless when it comes to rich, savoury meals that demand something substantial in the wine department.

Vinsobres is the most northern appellation of the southern Rhône, so it is well suited to Syrah. In ‘Les Cornuds’, the Perrins use the maximum allowable percentage of Syrah, given that appellation laws stipulate Vinsobres must be at least 50% Grenache.

Aromatic and generous with plush aromas of blackberry, chocolate and fig, with a ripe-tannined, full-bodied palate of liquorice, violets and pink peppercorn.

Drink it if you have the chance with venison, fillet steak, or barbeques, good-quality sausages and root vegetables.

‘Dark crimson. Spicy, leathery nose. Big and bold and full of life.’
Jancis Robinson MW

‘The opulent, voluptuously textured, dense, rich 2010 Vacqueyras Cristins (reveals) lots of Provencal herbs as well as blackberry and black cherry liqueur notes in its full-bodied, intense, luscious personality. This impressive Vacqueyras should drink well for 10-12 years.’
Wine Advocate

Vacqueyras is a Southern Rhône appellation for red, white and rosé wines. Until 1990, it was one of the Côtes du Rhône villages, before the consistent performance of its red wines earned it a promotion.

The reds must contain 50% classic southern Rhône variety Grenache. The remainder of the blend is made up of Syrah and Mourvedre, with an additional 10% of any of the other Côtes du Rhône varieties (except Carignan).

In terms of climate, the area is Mediterranean (the sea is just 80km away) and is therefore blessed with a long, hot, dry growing season, ensuring maximum ripeness for its grapes. This, combined with a generally south-westerly aspect, results in unusually big and powerful wines.

This wine has intense honeyed aromas with mint and orange blossom overtones. The taste is ripe and rich with a sweet, long, clean finish.
Serve it chilled with foie gras; after dinner enjoy it on its own, or with (non-chocolate) desserts or fresh fruit.

Beaumes-de-Venise is a Rhône appellation (estd. 1945) for sweet white wines, located just south of Gigondas.
Its best vineyards face S/SE on slopes of the jagged Dentelles de Montmirail mountains and benefit from great light exposure, which encourages maximum ripeness in the grapes.

The wines made under the AOC Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise appellation are created through the traditional process of arrested fermentation, to produce what is known in French as a vin doux naturel (naturally sweet wine). This technique is based around the addition of grape spirit to the semi-fermented grape must, killing the yeasts and thus ending fermentation. The result is a sweet, high-alcohol wine.

Beaumes-de-Venise is also home to two other appellations: Beaumes-de-Venise (estd. 2005, for red wines) and Côtes du Rhône Villages Beaumes-de-Venise (for white and rosé).

A serious charmer, cherry red in colour with a rich, enticing nose of spices and ripe fruit. The concentrated red berry flavours are balanced by notes of cherry, blackberry and spices with just enough structure and pleasing length.

Serve this attractive red from the prestigious Perrin stable at a comfortable room temperature for effortless pleasure, with or without a special meal in mind.

Though this is a wine for immediate enjoyment, it can certainly age for a while if necessary.

This is a fresh and delicious Provençal white, made from a blend of grapes. It's a perfect and versatile food wine, with citrus aromas and clean attack. Ten per cent of the fruit is fermented in new French oak to add an extra dimension of suppleness and depth to the overall appeal of the finished wine.

There's an attractive concentration to the fruit flavours, especially pronounced in drier vintages that reduce yields but intensify fruit characteristics.

Though the pale rosés of Provence are well known, the whites of the Luberon are less familiar outside their own region but just as well suited to relaxed living and eating. They are especially good partners for full-flavoured fish and seafood dishes.

Concentration and generous fruit in equal measure are hallmarks of the Perrin style, and this rich white wine delivers both in a lees-aged blend of Bourboulenc, Clairette and Grenache blanc.

The pale gold colour and delicate aromas of beeswax, pears and apricots introduce a silky, full-flavoured wine with peach and lime character, plenty of weight in the mouth and a long, clean finish.

Intense cigar box and violet aromas with mineral hints introduce a pure and powerful wine, vibrant with berry fruit and soft liquorice flavours. The silky tannins are not intrusive, making this complex wine from a cool microclimate and a complicated vintage a very elegant Gigondas, ideal for keeping but already magnificent.

This domaine was the site of the very first building outside the ramparts of Gigondas, and the current structure dates from the seventeenth century, its turrets giving the plot its name.

The nine hectare vineyards are planted chiefly with Grenache, the remaining twenty per cent given to plantings of Syrah, Cinsault and Mourvèdre.

A serious charmer, cherry red in colour with a rich, enticing nose of spices and ripe fruit. The concentrated red berry flavours are balanced by notes of cherry, blackberry and spices with just enough structure and pleasing length.

Serve this attractive red from the prestigious Perrin stable at a comfortable room temperature for effortless pleasure, with or without a special meal in mind.

Though this is a wine for immediate enjoyment, it can certainly age for a while if necessary.

Intense cigar box and violet aromas with mineral hints introduce a pure and powerful wine, vibrant with berry fruit and soft liquorice flavours. The silky tannins are not intrusive, making this complex wine from a cool microclimate and a complicated vintage a very elegant Gigondas, ideal for keeping but already magnificent.

This domaine was the site of the very first building outside the ramparts of Gigondas, and the current structure dates from the seventeenth century, its turrets giving the plot its name.

The nine hectare vineyards are planted chiefly with Grenache, the remaining twenty per cent given to plantings of Syrah, Cinsault and Mourvèdre.

Intense cigar box and violet aromas with mineral hints introduce a pure and powerful wine, vibrant with berry fruit and soft liquorice flavours. The silky tannins are not intrusive, making this complex wine from a cool microclimate and a complicated vintage a very elegant Gigondas, ideal for keeping but already magnificent.

This domaine was the site of the very first building outside the ramparts of Gigondas, and the current structure dates from the seventeenth century, its turrets giving the plot its name.

The nine hectare vineyards are planted chiefly with Grenache, the remaining twenty per cent given to plantings of Syrah, Cinsault and Mourvèdre.

Intense cigar box and violet aromas with mineral hints introduce a pure and powerful wine, vibrant with berry fruit and soft liquorice flavours. The silky tannins are not intrusive, making this complex wine from a cool microclimate and a complicated vintage a very elegant Gigondas, ideal for keeping but already magnificent.

This domaine was the site of the very first building outside the ramparts of Gigondas, and the current structure dates from the seventeenth century, its turrets giving the plot its name.

The nine hectare vineyards are planted chiefly with Grenache, the remaining twenty per cent given to plantings of Syrah, Cinsault and Mourvèdre.

"The end of the alcoholic fermentations is carried out in new oak casks. The nose is very complex, with notes of black fruit, cocoa, toast and spices. This wine is concentrated, dark, and has rich tannins with great length and a persistent finish."